A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 117
parent sent him to Breslau to continue his studies there under Schnabel, and the violinist, Janitschek. His progress being rapid he soon returned to his native town. On the appointment of Reuter as director of the theatre at Nuremberg, Guhr was nominated chef d'orchestre, and in the art of directing, effected considerable ameliorations. He performed several concertos of his own composition at this theatre, and some of his operas were there given with success. At Nuremberg he married the singer Mademoiselle Epp, after which he went to Wiesbaden, and accepted the direction of the music of the theatre there. Guhr next went to Cassel, and was appointed by the Prince musical director of his chapel. In 1821 he was offered, and accepted, an engagement for 22 years as director of the orchestra of the theatre at Frankfort -on-the-Main at a salary of 5,000 florins, and he remained in that town during the rest of his days. Guhr made a special study of the peculiarities of Paganini's execution, and in connection with the subject published a work entitled " Ueber Paganini's Kunst die Violine zu spielen," Mayence, 1831, and another called " L'Art de jouer de Violon de Paginini,appendices a toutes les Methodes qui ont paru jusqu'a ce jour avec un traite des sons harmoniques simples etV
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Dictionary Fiddlers Breslau Schnabel Janitschek Reuter Nuremberg Guhr Nuremberg Mademoiselle Epp Wiesbaden Cassel Prince Frankfort Paganini Ueber Paganini Kunst Violine Mayence L'Art Violon Paginini Methodes His Guhr Guhr
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